U.S. to Press for New Sanctions,
Not Military Action, Against Iraq

WASHINGTON -- Committed to shoring up the shaky Gulf War coalition, the U.S. is pressing for new international sanctions against Iraq, rather than immediate military action.

U.S. officials were optimistic that the United Nations Security Council, which began meeting Monday, will impose a travel ban on top Iraqi officials. France and Russia, which resisted earlier U.S. calls for a prohibition, "are now generally supportive of a...